SPOTLIGHT

Gambia joins the Cluster Munitions Convention bringing states parties to 105

HR’s remarks at 17th Republic of Korea-UN Joint Conference on “Disarmament to Save Humanity – towards a World Free from Nuclear Weapons”

ODA concludes regional science and technology workshops on Biological Weapons Convention in Manila

Video message of HR Nakamitsu to the UN SaferGuard Technical Review Board and Strategic Coordination Group

Opinion by High Representative Nakamitsu, “Changing mindsets can save women’s lives in Latin America”

En Español

Remarks by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs at The Hague campus of Leiden University

UNREC Focus Newsletter – N°33 October 2018 Issue

Version Française

UN receives ‘Humanium’ wristwatch gift, symbolizing peaceful transformation

DISARMAMENT IN THE NEWS

Imaging drones to spot signs of explosive chemicals leaking from landmines

gizmag.com

UNFOLD ZERO interviews UN General Assembly President

unfoldzero.org

Project to connect American youth with Atomic Bomb survivors (Hibakusha) winding down

japantimes.co.jp

Showing Hiroshima’s Reality

nhk.or.jp

FEATURED CONTENT

First Committee of the Seventy-Third Session of the General Assembly

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

Securing Our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament

Disarmament Education

UNODA UPDATE

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ODA concludes a series of regional science and technology workshops on the Biological Weapons Convention

The Expanding Use of Armed UAVs and the Need for International Standards

How to Use the Arms Trade Treaty to Address Gender-Based Violence

Understanding the Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons on the Dark Web

“Nuclear Weapons Today, from Hiroshima to Nagasaki to the Ban Treaty”: A Professional Development Workshop for High School Educators

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(Information for delegations) preliminary information for participants at the Third Review Conference of the Programme of Action on small arms and light weapons

High-level international conference on nuclear disarmament and its organizational meeting postponed

Notes Verbale requesting views of Member States for disarmament-related reports mandated by the General Assembly

Information for States parties, observer States and IGOs attending the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the NPT

Information for NGOs attending next Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the NPT

EVENTS

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November 27 - December 29, 2018

Sub-Regional Workshop for Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka on “Implementing International Legal Instruments and Standards related to Maritime Security and Counter Terrorism”, organized by UNODC (UNRCPD is invited)

London, UK

December 13 - 14, 2018

Regional Workshop on the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty

Nadi, Fiji

January 29 - February 1, 2019

Working Group meetings and 1st CSP5 Informal Preparatory Meeting

Geneva, Switzerland

February 11 - 22, 2019

Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: Scientific and Technical Sub-Committee, 56th session

Vienna, Austria

February 26 - March 3, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Training for diplomats from Asian States, Jointly with UNITAR Hiroshima

Hiroshima, Japan

March 1 - June 30, 2019

Technical and Legal Assistance Project to Support the Implementation of the UN PoA and ATT

Colombo, Sri Lanka and Dili, Timor-Leste

March 1 - September 30, 2019

Southeast Asia Regional Outreach Seminar on Illicit Conventional Ammunition and MOSAIC/IATG Training to develop national action plans to address illegal flows of SALW and conventional ammunition

Jakarta, Indonesia, and Bangkok, Thailand, respectively

March 4 - 8, 2019

IAEA: Board of Governors

Vienna, Austria

March 25 - 29, 2019

UNODC: Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting to Conduct a Comprehensive Study on Cybercrime

Vienna, Austria

March 25 - April 5, 2019

CTBTO: Working Group B, 52nd session

Vienna, Austria